Tournament information | |
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Location | Praia d'El Rey, Portugal |
Established | 1997 |
Course(s) | Club de Golfe Praia d'El Rey |
Tour(s) | European Seniors Tour Ladies European Tour |
Format | Team |
Prize fund | €210,000 |
Month played | November |
Final year | 1999 |
Final champion | |
Ladies European Tour | |
Location map | |
Location in Portugal |
The Praia d'El Rey European Cup was an annual professional golf tournament played at Praia d'El Rey, Portugal. It was played in 1997, 1998 and 1999 between teams of men representing the European Seniors Tour and ladies representing the Ladies European Tour. There was no handicap but the men and women played off different tees.
The men won the first event 13–7 in 1997 and retained the cup in 1998 after a 10–10 tie. The ladies won the final event 11–9 in 1999. [1] Tommy Horton and Marie-Laure de Lorenzi were the captains on each occasion.
Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | |
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1997 | European Seniors Tour | 13 | 7 | Ladies European Tour |
1998 | European Seniors Tour | 10 | 10 | Ladies European Tour |
1999 | Ladies European Tour | 11 | 9 | European Seniors Tour |
The following are those who played in at least one of the three matches. [2] [3] [4]
Player | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Tommy Horton (c) | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Maurice Bembridge | 1997 | ||
José María Cañizares | 1997 | ||
David Creamer | 1997 | ||
Malcolm Gregson | 1997 | ||
Noel Ratcliffe | 1997 | ||
Antonio Garrido | 1997 | 1999 | |
John Morgan | 1997 | 1999 | |
Jim Rhodes | 1997 | 1998 | |
Brian Waites | 1997 | 1998 | |
Brian Huggett | 1998 | ||
Christy O'Connor Jnr | 1998 | ||
Denis O'Sullivan | 1998 | ||
Bobby Verwey | 1998 | ||
Neil Coles | 1998 | 1999 | |
David Jones | 1998 | 1999 | |
Eddie Polland | 1998 | 1999 | |
Bill Brask | 1999 | ||
Jerry Bruner | 1999 | ||
Ross Metherell | 1999 | ||
Alan Tapie | 1999 |
Player | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (c) | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Maria Hjorth | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Trish Johnson | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Alison Nicholas | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Laurette Maritz | 1997 | ||
Kathryn Marshall | 1997 | ||
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 1997 | ||
Joanne Morley | 1997 | ||
Shani Waugh | 1997 | ||
Karen Lunn | 1997 | 1998 | |
Catriona Matthew | 1998 | ||
Mhairi McKay | 1998 | ||
Catrin Nilsmark | 1998 | ||
Lora Fairclough | 1998 | 1999 | |
Sophie Gustafson | 1998 | 1999 | |
Raquel Carriedo | 1999 | ||
Laura Davies | 1999 | ||
Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore | 1999 | ||
Sandrine Mendiburu | 1999 |
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